Ararahih'urípih
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ishkákavraa to jump over a ridge

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lexicon ID #2998 | revised Dec 08 2014

ishkákavraa • V • to jump over a ridge

Derivation:  ishkak-vraa
jump-over

Source: WB files

  • ta'ítam kúkuum ni'aaksúraheen, chímiva súrukam kúna nipásip, táma uskákavraa. So I shot at him again, but unexpectedly I shot underneath him, then he jumped over the ridge. [Reference: DF 07: A Hunting Story 014]

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  1. ta'ítam kúkuum ni'aaksúraheen chímiva súrukam, kúna nipásip tama uskákavraa.
    I shot under, and he jumped over the ridge.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text